नादान

See also: निदान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نادان (nādān). Compare Bengali নাদান (nadan).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.d̪ɑːn/, [näː.d̪ä̃ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑːn
• Hyphenation: ना‧दान

Adjective

नादान • (nādān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نادان)

1. foolish, naive, ignorant (also used attributively)

Related terms

• नादानी (nādānī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नादान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “नादान”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नादान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नादान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “nā-dān”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نادان (nādān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.d̪an/

Adjective

नादान • (nādān) (indeclinable)

1. incapable

   Synonyms: असमर्थ (asmartha), अक्षम (akṣam)

2. (rare) ignorant

   Synonym: अज्ञानी (ajñānī)

Declension

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नादान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press